philosophizing
/fəˈlɑsəˌfaɪzɪŋ/
noun
- The act or process of thinking or talking about deep philosophical questions.
- The class was more about philosophizing than learning facts.
- Too much philosophizing can make a simple problem seem complicated.
- Their late-night philosophizing often lasted until dawn.
verb
- To think deeply or talk about big ideas, such as the meaning of life, truth, or morality.
- After reading the book, she spent the evening philosophizing about the nature of happiness.
- He tends to philosophize whenever he hears a sad news story.
- They sat on the porch, philosophizing about whether people are naturally good or bad.
- To express opinions or theories in a way that seems overly serious or pretentious.
- The coach was tired of the players philosophizing instead of practicing.
- My uncle loves philosophizing about politics, but he never actually votes.
- Stop philosophizing and just tell me what you want for dinner.
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